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Posted on 8:17 PM by syah nooraiman

1.Compiz-Fusion
(for installation, read it at my previous post here)

2.Avant Window Navigator
(for installation, read it at my previous post here)

3.Emerald - a window decorator for compositors (compiz fusion, beryl).
To install :
  • Open Synaptic Package Manager (System>Administration>Synaptic Package Manager) and search for 'emerald'. Then, mark the program named 'emerald' and choose 'mark for installation'. You can mark emerald-themes too, it packs some emerald themes.
Synaptic Package Manager.

4. Screenlets - a small application, like clocks, wheater, rss reader, that can be place on your desktop ( like Vista ). You MUST HAVE compositors to install this.
To install :
  • Download the latest screenlets source here. Extract the file and rename it as screenlets. Put in your desktop.
  • Open Terminal and enter :
cd Desktop/screenlets
  • Then enter :
sudo make install
  • To make screenlets appear in menu, open Terminal and enter
sudo make menu
  • Restart Ubuntu. Log in and screenlet will appear on menu. Have Fun!
  • If you want additional screenlets, you can download at www.gnome-look.org, there's plenty of it.. :)

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Installing Avant Window Navigator on Ubuntu Feisty

Posted on 5:22 PM by syah nooraiman

Do you want something like this? I'm sure you want! It's cool to have something like macs..:) Its called Avant Window Navigator. I'll show you how to install one..

My dock..:)

This is available only for 32-bit Ubuntu Feisty ONLY. Type in Terminal

wget http://download.tuxfamily.org/syzygy42/8434D43A.gpg
sudo apt-key add 8434D43A.gpg
rm 8434D43A.gpg
sudo apt-get update

Then in System>Administration>Software Sources, add this line

deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/syzygy42 feisty avant-window-navigator

 deb-src http://download.tuxfamily.org/syzygy42 feisty avant-window-navigator

Then Update your system

sudo apt-get update

Then, install avant window navigator

sudo apt-get install avant-window-navigator

Then Avant window navigator will appear in Application>Accessory

Avant window navigator ONLY WORKS IN COMPOSITORS ( eg Beryl, Compiz, Compiz-Fusion) and if you dont have compositor, DONT EVEN TRY TO INSTALL, it will just cause problems..


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